testicle

1. One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens (synset 105532266)
   "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
   is a type of:

   • gonad, sex gland - a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
   • male reproductive gland - the reproductive organs of a man
   subtypes:

   • cobblers - a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball)
   • undescended testicle, undescended testis - a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops
   has:

   • arteria testicularis, internal spermatic artery, testicular artery - a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles
   • testicular vein, vena testicularis - a vein from the testicles
   • seminiferous tubule - any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature
   • epididymis - a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
   • rete testis - network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia
   • ductus deferens, vas deferens - a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
   • spermatic cord - a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves
   is a part of:

   • male reproductive system - the reproductive system of males
   • family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals - external male sex organs
   same as: ball, ballock, bollock, egg, nut, orchis, testis

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